Toy.



No. 853,091. PATENTED MAY '7, 1907. W. KLINGE.

TOY.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 6,.1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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W. KLINGB.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KLINGE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 7, 1907.

Application filed June 6, 1906. Serial No. 320,461.. I

- in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys and embodies in its organization aboat-like body sustained u on transporting wheels and adapted to epropelled manually over the ground through the medium of tpivotedpropelling members or oars arrange to act upon and for operatin thetransporting wheels.

The inventionias for its objects to provide a comparatively simple, inexensive device of this character which aside 0m its amusing qualitieswill afford healthful exercise, one wherein an effective and desirablesubstitute for rowing is acquired, and one in which the direction ofmovements of the body may be governed through the medium of thepropelling members as in the operation of advancing, backing or turningthe boat.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter wherein the body is yieldably sustained for fore and aft ortransverse oscillation, and one in which the device may be convenientlysteered for properly directing the same in its travel.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention comprises the novel features 1 of construction and combinationof parts more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a toy boatembodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical, lon itudinal sectiontaken centrally through t e device on the line 22 of Fig; 1. Fig. 3 is avertical transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of the device,preferab'l made in imitation of a boat, as shown, an provide'dadj acentits longitudinal center with a Seat -iQ/Zand' havin at .a point inadvance of assassin turne bearing ears 3, there beinglpivoted to thebody '1' bymeans of pivoting members or pins 4 engaged with the ears 3a'pairof ro pelling members or oars providedat 'eir outer ends withengaging portions or blades 6 and havin r loose engagement with thepins-4 to adapt t em for both verticaland horizontal swingin movementfor a purpose which will present y appear. l

Connected beneath the body 1 by means of a central vertical couplingmember 7 is a horizontal' transversely disposed bearing member 'or yoke8 having vertical, de ending bearing ears 9 in which are journale theinner ends of a pair of shaft sections 10 disposed in endwise relationand in axial alinement and provided at their outer ends withtransporting wheels 11 provided at their innerfaces with proiiectingengagin portions or ratchets 12', pre erably formed y appro riatelybending the alternate spokes into s ape, as shown.

transverse rocking of the body 1, which is sustained at opposite sidesby means. of cushioning springs 14 coiled around vertically dependingguide members or bolts 15 fixed to the bottom and adapted to playvertically through guide openings 16. provided in the yoke 8. 4

The body 1 is with a forwar bracket 17 having a vertical, tubulardepending head 18, in which is slidably disposed the 1 vertical post orstem 19 of a fork 20 in which is journaled a caster wheel 21, therebeing arran ed on the stem 19 between the fork 20 and ead 18 acompressible cushioning spring 22, while pro'ecting rearwardly from thebody is a pair of orizontal bracket arms 23 carrying a vertical, tubularbearing head 24 in which is slidably and rotatably dis posed thevertical stemor post 25 of a fork 26 havin journaled therein a'casterwheel 27, there eing arranged on the stem 25 between ioning spring 28which together with the l spring 22 provides for fore and aft rockingmovement of the body. r

25, hereinafter termed the steering post, is a cross arm 29 with whichis engaged a pair of flexible .steering elements or ropes 30 leading tothe seat 2=and adapted to be'opera'ted for turning thev wheel 27 to itstravelover the ground. 7, v

In practice, the operator sitson the seat 2, facing toward the forwardend oribo'w of the ,body 1, and manipulates the'members or oars 5 in theusual manner, as in theoperation of rowing. The propelling membersaction engage the rojecting portions; oriratchet's 12 for forcibl v thedevice over the ground, it bein understood that in stroking the oars theblades 6 will, during rearward movement,be elevated rovided at itsforward end ly projecting horizontal I Fixed on the upper end of thepost or stem- The member 7 is composed of a pair of sections pivotallyconnected at 13 to permit the fork 26 and head '24 a compressible cush ydriving the wheels topropel IIO guide the device in ments of a boat.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device ol'- the class described, a body sustained upontransporting wheels having spokes shaped to provide projections on theinner faces ol the wheels, and pro- )elling members pivotallyconnectedwith-the body and adapted in operation for engagement with theprojections to drive the wheels.

2. In a device of the class described, a body, transporting wheelstherefor adapted for independent rotation and provided with projectingengaging portions, and propelling members pivotally connected with thebody for vertical and horizontal swinging movement, said members beingadapted for engagoment wlth the pro ections to propel the deviQe.

3. In a devlce of the class described, a

body, transporting wheels therefor provided with projections, )ropellingmembers pivotally connected Wit the body for vertical and horizontalswinging movement, said members being adapted for engagement with and toact on the projections for propelling the device, and a steeringwheel-sustained at one end of the body and operable for guiding thelatter in its movements .4. In a device of the class described, a body,a bearing yoke connected beneath the body, axles journaled forindependent rotation in the yoke and equipped With transporting wheelshaving projecting engaging portions, cushioning springs dis osed betweenthe body and yoke, propelling mem bers pivotally connected with the bodyand adapted to act upon the projections in the operation of propellingtie device, caster wheels connected at opposite ends of the body, one ofsaid wheels being adapted for operation to guide the device in itstravel, and cushioning springs arranged for yieldably supporting thebody at its ends.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.v

WILLIAM KLINGE.

Witnesses:

JOHN L. FLETCHER, FABIUs S. ELMORE.

